Illinois kicks off the season with a win against UAB
The entire stadium was lit by a new, large, bright video scoreboard.
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PHOTOS: Fighting Illini Football beats UAB, debuts largest video scoreboard in college football
In an evening game on September 3, 2026, the Fighting Illini football team defeated the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers.
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Can the WPBL be a long-term success? Yes – if people are patient, experts say
Since Aug.1, the Women’s Pro Baseball League has been playing its inaugural season in Springfield. It’s the fifth league of its kind in U.S. history. Its players hope there is no need for a sixth.
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Women’s baseball league celebrates past, future of sport on opening weekend
Rain couldn’t dampen the festivities as the league held the first two games of its inaugural season on Saturday and Sunday in Springfield.
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IHSA boys baseball tournaments brings families to Champaign, boosts local economy
Eight teams traveled from across the state to compete in the IHSA Boys Baseball State Tournament. The competition brought new and familiar faces to Champaign-Urbana, benefiting the area’s local economy.
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‘We didn’t have time’: Pritzker, leaders defend adjourning without Bears deal
A bipartisan vote on a hastily crafted bill in the Senate around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning gave late life to hopes the legislature would pass a bill giving the Bears property tax certainty.
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Grad student and teacher win the 2026 Christie Clinic Marathon, thousands travel to Champaign to compete in annual race
More than 5,000 runners from across the country and around the world took part in the Christie Clinic Race Weekend.
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Champaign-Urbana street closures to begin soon ahead of Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend
The 5K run/walk takes place Friday. The Marathon takes place on Saturday.
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‘To just be a big brother’: Fighting Illini Men’s Gymnastics team supports 9-year-old Owen en route to NCAA Championship
The Besch family reached out to Team Impact. This organization was founded in 2011 and is built on making sure kids develop socially and never feel alone.
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Stanford returns to glory, wins the 2026 national title as State Farm Center hosts NCAA men’s gymnastics championships for the first time since 2019
Gymnasts from 12 teams contended for the national title at State Farm Center over the weekend. Stanford took home the first-place trophy.
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PHOTOS: Six top gymnastics teams compete in NCAA championship at State Farm Center
Gymnasts from six universities faced off in the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship at State Farm on Saturday. Stanford took home the first-place trophy, and Illinois placed fifth.
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PHOTOS: Twelve teams of the country’s top male gymnasts compete in qualifiers at State Farm Center
NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Tournament April 17-18, 2026 The gymnasts competed in six routines, including floor, pommel horse and rings. In the first qualification, No. 1-seeded Oklahoma took control as it held onto the lead in every rotation, followed by Nebraska and Ohio State. In the second qualification, Stanford controlled the evening, staying in first place…
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Illinois Men’s Basketball: Wagler to the NBA, other players transferring in and out
Wagler thanked the city of Champaign and the university for all the support this season.
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Players, fans in Indianapolis and C-U mourn after Illinois’ historic basketball season comes to an end
Fans and players alike reckoned with the Fighting Illini men’s basketball team’s loss to UConn Saturday night in Indianapolis, bringing the team’s historic season to an end.
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UConn reaches 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62 behind Mullins and Reed
UConn will face Arizona or Michigan on Monday night.
